Living projects, visionary Origin and future possibilities
The Original Foundation supports initiatives that return people, places and organisations to their original strength.
Some projects are living forms in the present: active pathways, places or initiatives through which the vision of the foundation is being carried into the world. Other projects are origin projects: they may not have taken form in the way first imagined, but they opened an important vision, direction or field of inspiration.
Together, these projects show how consciousness, responsibility and soulful development can take shape in real life — through education, guidance, places, communities, art, leadership, funding and new forms of collaboration.
Living Project
Escola da Mística is a living project of The Original Foundation, rooted in Portugal between land, ocean and sky. It gives form to the foundation’s vision in an intimate and embodied way, through readings, guidance, retreats and learning pathways.
The spark that opened the vision
l’Hermitage du Mystique was the original project in the south of France from which an important vision of The Original Foundation emerged. The physical project ultimately did not take shape as first imagined, but the vision that opened there continues to live on within The Original Foundation and Escola da Mística.
Living Access & Support Project
Pay it Forward is a funding and access initiative that allows people to participate in learning pathways while being supported by a wider field of trust, responsibility and future contribution.
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Youth Project
Gen-Z Rising supports young people in developing inner clarity, self-awareness and a sense of direction in a rapidly changing world.
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Project Inspiration
Do you carry an original place, a plan, or a vision that is still looking for the right form?
The Original Foundation is open to initiatives that align with its mission and intentions. We support both individual and collective projects when they contribute to consciousness, responsibility, original living and soulful development.
We see financial support not simply as funding, but as a form of co-creation — one that can help a meaningful intention take root in the world.
Below, you’ll find a selection of project examples to inspire you. They are not fixed categories, but invitations to imagine what may become possible.
If you would like to submit a project proposal, please send us a brief introduction first, so we can sense whether there is alignment.
Contact: info@theoriginalfoundation.com